Northwest Minnesota Foundation
The Warroad Area Community Fund Advisory Committee announces the opening of the 2025 Spring Grant Round. Local nonprofits and public entities in the Warroad School District can apply for grants ranging from $500 to $5,000.
The Warroad School BackPack Food Program Fund began in 2016, after Susie Novak, executive director of the North Country Food Bank, introduced the community to the idea of a backpack program.
Katrina Warkentin, who graduated from Warroad High School, earned the Warroad High School General Scholarship.
The Dorrance H. Johnston Scholarship for Engineering, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF), is seeking qualified applicants to apply for the scholarship now through November 30, 2023.
Sranya Vongsaly, who graduated from Warroad High School, earned the Frances McNeill Karlsson Arts and Gaylord A. Gunderson Education Scholarships.
Paige Pickar, who graduated from Warroad High School, earned the Gaylord A. Gunderson Scholarship
Lydia Hodgson, a graduate of Warroad High School, earned the Warroad Presidential Freedom Scholarship.
The Warroad Area Community Fund (WACF) was an integral part of the first Yellow Rose Community Day, celebrated Friday, August 13th, at the new Hampton Inn in Warroad, Minnesota.
The Communities Thrive Program is a “deep dive” in a small number of communities to help them capitalize on the current “Brain Gain” trend in the ways that best fit their unique community, ultimately building on the strengths and diversity within our region. This program uses place making and planning approaches to support community vitality.
